Towel back



Oct; 21 1924. 1,512,l30

^ W. L. PARDUE TOWEL RACK Filed Feb. 5. 1928 W'1'LiamL.Far dna.

Patenied od. zi, 1924.

UNITED STATES) WILLIAH LILIs'roN PARDUE, or LnNom CITY, 'rmmnssnn TOWEL BACK.

Application filed February 5, 1923. Serial No. 617,070.

To all 'wlwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. PARDUE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lenoir City, in the county of Loudon and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Towel Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in towel holders.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a towel holder which 'will securely maintain a towel in position thereon against liability of accidental detachinent, and in such manner that the towel may be used without liability of assuming a crumpled sitionthereon.

,A rther object of this invention is the provision of a towel holder, including a novel' supporting frame and grips so associated thereon that the towel may be efl'ectively maintained in secure relation upon the frame at each end thereof.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a towel holder which is relatively simple in construction, economical to manufacture, and by means of which a towel may be suspended in a plurality of ways therefrom.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawing, formin a part of this specification, and wherein simi ar reference characters designate correspondin parts throu'ghout the several views.

igure 1 is a 1perspective view of the improved towel ho der, showing the manner in which the same retains'a towel in position thereon for use.

,Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse cross sectional view, showing the means of securing the towel to the towel holder.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown but the preferred embodiment of this invention, the letter A enerally designates 'the improved towelolder which embodies a supporting frame B; and grip member C.

The frame B is preferably formed of a single piece of steel Wire or analagous material, exit to provide the towel supporting bar 10; and upper V-shaped frame portion 11. 'The V-shaped frame portion 11 is twisted adjacent itsapex, as at 13, and upwardly of the twisted portion the triangular shaped Suspension head 14 is provided having an opening 15 which decreases in dimension from the twisted portion 13 to the extreme apex 16 of said Suspension head 14. From the twisted portion 13, the V-shaped frame portion 11 provides arms 17 and 18, which are in diver'ging relation.

The towel suspending` bar 10 is pi'eferably straight, and at one end thereof is integrally connected to the free end of the arm 17 as by the bight portion 18. The free end of the arm 18 is provided with a depending loop 20, which is U-shaped and extends substaiitially at right angles to the plane defined by the V-shapedframe portion 11. On the other hand, the free end of the supportingI bar 10 is provided with an inverted U-shaped loop 21, in a plane flush with therun of the bar 10. The loops 20 and 21 are a-dapted for detachableinterconnection, in manner similar to the ordinary Safety pin construction, and whereby the ends of the arm 18 and the bar 10 may be aflixed to provide a stable frame structure. When so connected, the arms 17 and 18 may be said 'to relatively converge toward the twisted portion 13; and

with respect to the bar 10, the arms 17 and p 18 may also be said to extend in diverging relation therefrom.

Rubber grip members C are provided, which are frustoconical in formation, having the large diametered end surface 25 and the smaller diameteredend surface 26 in substantially arallel relation ;i the outer surface 27 of eac member C extending in conical uniformly increasing dimension from the reduced end surface 26 toward the larger end surface 25. It is thus to be observed that these rubber ,members C mi ht be memi 'into wedge engagement with the side portions of the towel B, securely clamping said towel to the suporting bar 10, as can well be understood. y this means, the towel B llO w ordina towel holder has been provided, by means of which the towel may be very eifectively clamped in position, where the same may be lused without liability of jerking the same from its supported position upon the frame B.. The fact that the triangular shaped i head 14 provides the opening 15, as above described, permits the Suspension of the frame in the most effective 'manner against liability of accidental (displacement from a suspending nail or hook. W

Various changes in the Shape, size and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of invention herein shown and described, without de arting from the spirit of the invention or t e scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. As an article of manufacture, a towel support member of Wire bent to provide a supporting bar, a V-shaped portion having one end thereof fixedly connected with an end of said supporting bar andthe other end for detachable engagement withJ the other end of said supportlng bar, and grip members slidable upon said V-shaped portion for adjustment toward. or away from the ends of said supporting bar.

2. A device of the class described comprising a frame portion including a supporting bar, one end of which is provided with an inverted U-shaped loop, and an inverted V- shaped portion, the apex of which provides a suspending head from which arm portions extend in diverging relation, one of said arm portions being fixedly connected to an end of said supporting bar and the other arm of said V-shaped frame portion having the free end thereof provided With a U-shaped loop extending in the plane substantially at right angles vto the run of the loop and adapted for interengagement with the loop upon the free end of said supporting bar, and grip members slidable on the arm portions of said frame for relative movement toward or away from said supporting bar.

3. As an article of manufacture, a towel holder comprising a supporting bar, anarm formed at an end of said supporting bar extendjng in acute angular relation therewith, and a grip member slidable on saidarm adapted to be moved therealong so that the same may directly engage and clamp a towel or other article against said supporting bar, said grip member. when moved upwardlyl along'said arm releasing its clampig action to permit removal of the towel.

4. As an article of manufacture, a towel holder comprising a supporting bar, arms connected at the ends of said supporting bar extending in acute angular relation away therefrom in a converging relation,

said arms being connected together at their opposite ends, and grip members slidable on each of said arms adapted to be moved therealong so that the same may directly engage and clamp a towel or other article against said supporting bar, said grip members when moved upwardly along sald arms adapted to release their clamping action to permit removal of the towel or other article. i

LILIs'roN PARDUE. 

